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...Bush lives at the intersection of faith and inexperience. This is not a reassuring address, especially in a time of trouble. His public utterances are often measured and elegant, but there are frequent and rather grating lapses too. There is a tendency to ricochet between piety and puerility, an odd juxtaposition that raises a discomforting theological question: What is it about the President's religious faith that makes him seem so jaunty as he faces the most fateful decision a President can make? Last week Bush careened from restrained but persistent evangelism before a convention of religious broadcasters to casual...
...seventh power play of the game, the Catamounts finally cracked the Crimson’s penalty killers, though an odd bounce aided them. Sophomore forward Scoot Mifsud took a shot from the point that missed the net entirely, hit the back boards and ricocheted out to a waiting John Longo. Longo didn’t hesitate and fired a shot which Grumet-Morris managed to reach with his pads but could not stop...
...floor...when you’re drunk. But, while you’re out making merriment, there is a crew of hardworking ladies and gents around town who put in the late shift so you can enjoy the late night. They pour the next drink, they satisfy that slightly odd drunken craving for mozzarella sticks and ranch dressing and they’ll even help you find the door when you can’t seem to help yourself. Although you might not remember everything you did last Saturday night, they probably do. And, of course, FM wants to know...
...Crimson’s prolific first line was silenced entirely as the Harvard forecheck let up one odd-man rush after another. Harvard trailed after a period, regained the lead in the second, and then abruptly surrendered it again in the third...
...Friday, St. Lawrence combated Harvard’s usually unbreakable forecheck by playing its forwards low, forcing Harvard’s defensemen to pinch and making the Crimson susceptible to Saint odd-man rushes all evening. The next day, the Crimson executed three different forechecking systems and stifled St. Lawrence’s breakout attempts...